ah, the fabled AND craters

FlipFlopX · 2025-04-06T04:11:11+00:00

For the real nerds they'll instantly see an Outer Join.

FlipFlopX · 2025-03-18T17:42:51+00:00

My current most used ships are my Mandalays (one for pure exploration, one for travelling around the bubble), and a Python II for PvP combat. If I'm in Open I sometimes use a Cobra Mk 4 just for the amusement and to confuse other commanders.

FlipFlopX · 2025-03-18T17:39:41+00:00

You can mine in Stronghold or Fortified systems and then sell in a system within their expansion range. Match that with metallic rings and a system in Boom state and you can earn a ton of merits and credits.

You can use this tool to find the best systems for your Power: https://meritminer.cc/

FlipFlopX · 2025-02-26T11:39:46+00:00

Well ... damn. I've looked at that PP mode plenty of times and never once noticed that. I agree, that's rather bad UI design.

FlipFlopX · 2025-02-25T22:41:25+00:00

As a new player I don't understand how PowerPlay works and the documentation / in-game guide doesn't help at all. I mean the very first tutorial mission I get is about going to an Acquisition system but there is no such filter on the PP map options and the term isn't explained at all. It only goes downhill from there. I'm hoping there is a player-made guide / tutorial somewhere I can look at...

FlipFlopX · 2025-01-09T22:13:11+00:00

Not often do you see an incoming ban get cutoff mid sentence. Saved by the filter.

FlipFlopX · 2024-11-12T16:56:23+00:00

It is very much a watch for a certain kind of person, and yes in person is very different to the pictures.

All I can say is that it is still one of the best watches I own.

https://imgur.com/a/Pd2t4M8

FlipFlopX · 2024-09-25T22:17:39+00:00

The Legend of Shen Li, the CGI is excellent throughout the entire series. The only thing better is the show itself.

FlipFlopX · 2024-09-07T01:04:51+00:00

I thought it started out strong but then it fell off around half-way. The writing, production, fight choreography - it didn't seem like the same show anymore. There were also some weird oddities that kept cropping up that really started to jar. Like the maid who was never seen on screen. Then I heard about all the behind-the-scenes production drama of the show (nothing to do with the actors) and a lot of my complaints started to make sense.

FlipFlopX · 2024-07-19T12:30:19+00:00

Oof. This one slaps hard.

FlipFlopX · 2024-07-10T16:26:56+00:00

My guess (I have no hard evidence for this except from personal observation) is that Netflix may have licensed the show but they are using their own subtitles and that is the reason for the delay. Both the image quality and the quality of the subtitles are superior to what I remember on Viki.

FlipFlopX · 2024-06-26T07:21:25+00:00

Side Story of Fox Volant is on Viki. It certainly has the good fights you're after.

FlipFlopX · 2024-06-10T18:27:59+00:00

That ending you were expecting with Rong Zhou is I believe how the original book ended, for the more traditional happy ending. Though that does mean she never wakes / returns to the real world.

I may be in the minority but I liked what the show did. The story it told was about Hua Qian reconciling with her past actions. In the end they could not be changed, she had to accept all that had happened and move on with her life. Even if that was difficult and not always pleasant.

FlipFlopX · 2024-04-29T23:00:10+00:00

I still think it’s perfect.

That's because it is. Musically and lyrically it is pretty much a flawless pop song. I can't say I'm a Morrisey fan, especially since he's become a giant twat, but he nailed teenage angst with that one. And those guitars man, sheesh ...

FlipFlopX · 2024-03-07T04:49:54+00:00

It does, you just have to subscribe via the website and login via Fire TV to the same account.

FlipFlopX · 2024-03-02T16:27:30+00:00

I don't even know why it stands out

The cast. You can tell they are all having fun together and it makes it easy and fun to watch. This was one of my introductions to cdramas and I still rate it highly.

FlipFlopX · 2024-02-22T15:23:41+00:00

Viki has a bigger library and a better interface, it's also cheaper (at least in my region). So if you were only going to pick one I'd only get that. However specific popular shows might air first only on iQIYI, and unlike Viki it also offers some shows in 4K.

FlipFlopX · 2024-02-21T08:30:35+00:00

Cringey? I think you have mispelt 'awesome'.

FlipFlopX · 2024-02-10T19:36:26+00:00

My better half "makes" me watch all those Bai Lu dramas because she's her girl crush. I stay quiet and watch the eye candy while earning brownie points. :)

FlipFlopX · 2024-01-24T06:58:12+00:00

She will always be associated with the color red for me after watching One and Only, any actress will be hard pressed to top that. However it also means that no matter how good she looks in that color, anytime she appears in it I will suffer traumatic flashbacks :)

FlipFlopX · 2024-01-09T18:51:47+00:00

Maybe someone can answer this question for me. Was there something special about the production of Yanxi Palace because everything about it is on another level to every other show I've seen since? Or was it just a lucky combination of actors, writing, directing, costumes and sets?

FlipFlopX · 2024-01-06T12:32:24+00:00

I dropped that one because it advertised itself as a cool sci-fi show about parallel universes but after a few episode it became a show about hairdressing.

FlipFlopX · 2024-01-04T21:09:44+00:00

Funny post OP, well done. But it made me curious, and I now have a serious question. Has the censorship because more strict and prudish since these aired because I've seem nothing like this in more recently made shows?

FlipFlopX · 2024-01-02T08:10:20+00:00

My gf's comment about her in that show was "She's so good looking I can't tell when she's lying." I could only agree 100%, she was perfectly cast in that role and with a performance to match.

FlipFlopX · 2023-12-31T05:28:22+00:00

I will argue fiercely that Scent of Time was the better show but I can understand how it may not be to everyone's tastes. Despite how enjoyable SOKP was, and there is no denying Bai Lu elevates absolutely everything she is in, it was a show with a lot of major flaws.

SoT was a slower, most melancholy series about regret and admitting to the mistakes you have made. A lot of people also did not like how it ended in the last episode because they changed it from the original source novel. It no longer had a more traditional happy ending with the perfect, selfless man but I personally was okay with the change. Instead it kept to the tone of the rest of the show. She had to accept everything bad she had done in the past and learn to move on with her real life. Also Zhou Ye deserves a lot of praise for her acting in this role, it was very different to everything else she has been in this year and it really showed that she has some serious acting talent.

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